John 11:1–17

The Death of Lazarus

11Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of ^lMary and her sister Martha. ^2mIt was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill. ³So the sisters sent to him, saying, “Lord, ⁿhe whom you love is ill.” ⁴But when Jesus heard it he said, ^o“This illness does not lead to death. It is for ^pthe glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”

⁵Now ^qJesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. ⁶So, when he heard that Lazarus¹ was ill, ^rhe stayed two days longer in the place where he was. ⁷Then after this he said to the disciples, ^s“Let us go to Judea again.” ⁸The disciples said to him, ^t“Rabbi, ^uthe Jews were just now seeking to stone you, and are you going there again?” ⁹Jesus answered, ^v“Are there not twelve hours in the day? ^wIf anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. ¹⁰But ^xif anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not ^xin him.” ¹¹After saying these things, he said to them, “Our friend Lazarus ^yhas fallen asleep, but I go to awaken him.” ¹²The disciples said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.” ¹³Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he meant taking rest in sleep. ¹⁴Then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus has died, ¹⁵and for your sake I am glad that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.” ^16zSo Thomas, called the Twin,² said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, ^athat we may die with him.”

I Am the Resurrection and the Life

¹⁷Now when Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb ^bfour days.